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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1973

Page

6

Agency Warns Car-Buyers Of Tire Switching Dealers

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned buyers that some new car dealers substitute inferior tires or fail to meet manufacturer specifications, risking safety and liability. Acting Administrator James Wilson urged consumers to verify tires meet specs and urged dealers to provide load carrying equivalence to original tires to avoid penalties.

Washington National Highway Traffic Safety Administration James Wilson Wilson

Weather Eases Mississippi Pressure Amid Flood Risk

Associated Press reports a tranquil Midwest forecast through Sunday should allow the Mississippi and its tributaries to recede modestly though high waters leave crests upriver. The Cairo, Illinois, flood crest is expected Thursday near 55 feet.

Associated Press Midwest Mississippi National Weather Service St. Louis Winfield Iowa Illinois Missouri Cairo Louisiana Arkansas Wisconsin Ohio New Orleans

Listeners Flock To Letter Tunes In Chattanooga

In Chattanooga Tennessee music lovers over 35 seek old time records. Lamplighter lounge operator Al Swinney reports 20 vintage records on the juke box draw heavy play. He notes the crowd prefers Glenn Miller Harry James the Mills Brothers Tommy Dorsey Wayne King and Jerry Vale over modern acts.

Chattanooga Tenn al Swinney Lamplighter Swinney Strawberry Alarm Clock Iron Butterfly Glenn Miller Harry James Mills Brothers Tommy Dorsey Wayne King Jerry Vale

St Luke's Nursing Honors List Includes Cedar Rapids Students

St Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Nursing released its spring term honors list featuring 37 students. Cedar Rapids four students Suzanne Armstrong Jane Barry Becky Shaffer and Mary Lou Webster join Marion student Jean Lensch among named honorees. Additional area honorees include Edythe Stoker Deep River Cheri DeWitt Elizabeth Rowden Gladbrook Diane Faas Ladora Dorothy Like Monticello Sandra Larson Lois Carlson Martin Postville Lois Beyer Strawberry Point JoAnn Collingswood Linda Menary Williamsburg and Mary Jean Inglis Wyoming.

Cedar Rapids Marion St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital School of Nursing John A. Wilkinson Suzanne Armstrong Jane Barry Becky Shaffer Mary Lou Webster Jean Lensch Edythe Stoker Deep River Cheri DeWitt Elizabeth Rowden Gladbrook Diane Faas Lad

Picasso School Named for Artist in Rio de Janeiro

In Rio de Janeiro Brazil authorities announced a new school will be named after the late artist Pablo Picasso. Earlier this year Brazilian federal censors banned a published collection of Picasso erotic sketches.

Picasso Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Pablo Picasso

Agnew Calls for Media Discussion After Harding Speech

Vice President Spiro Agnew said the Nixon administration is ready to join a productive discussion with the news media. He urged setting aside visceral reactions and acknowledged hostility between the administration and the press while offering to reevaluate earlier criticisms in a bid for mutual understanding.

Woodlawn, Md Spiro Agnew Harding College Agnew Maryland Press Club Nixon

Torture Killing by Satan Worshipers Stuns Daytona Beach

A 17 year old boy who testified against a private school was tortured for a day before being killed at a ramshackle rooming house. Police say the victim was tied to a table in an altar room and flogged with chains and stabbed with glass. Three teenagers are charged with murder and the case ties to the school raid and alleged open sexual conduct. The body was found in a remote wooded area 15 miles southwest of Daytona Beach. Names and ages of suspects include Kenneth Francis 17, Charles Paige 21, John Colbert 18.

Daytona Beach Fla Ross Cochran Fresno Calif Robert Palmer Palmer Cochran Roach Haven Deborah Shook Washington, N.J Cindy Black Rexdale Ont Howard Waellus Detroit Green Valley School Orange City Francis Here Kenneth Francis Pope Airbase More N.C Charles Paige John Colbert

Wedding Slasher Couple Flaunts Scar in Altar Room

In a basement altar room the pair, identified as a man and Miss Shook, displayed a jagged stomach scar to reporter Nicholas Frazee of Dayton Ohio who said he married Miss Shook. They declared acts denouncing God and symbols with red paint and vowed to slash their stomachs during the ceremony. The scene featured bottles candles and black painted initiates.

Miss Nicholas Frazee Dayton Ohio Miss Shook

Police Captain Describes Youths as Transients

Police Captain F W Perrin said the youths roam from place to place living off a loaf of bread and a package of baloney. Advertise where people look. Use a want ad, Dial 398 8234.

F. W. Perrin Dial

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